Town of Wayne select board approves interim outside payroll service, OKs warrants and enters executive session

The Town of Wayne Select Board on Feb. 4 voted to proceed with an outside payroll service on an interim basis, approved the town's accounts-payable and payroll warrants, and later entered executive session to deliberate a tax-abatement application.

Board members discussed options from several payroll providers and the tradeoffs involved before moving to engage the outside service on a trial basis. Town staff presented comparison details for ADP, Velocity, Bangor Payroll and other vendors, including contract terms, cancellation fees and setup costs. Board members and residents pressed staff on how payroll data would be integrated into the town's Trio general ledger system and how much in-house data entry would still be required.

The board's action came amid an upcoming…